SnapShot: Branching Morphogenesis.
basic_science · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 25171418.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2014.08.019 and PMC identifier 4381872.
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Abstract
Ectodermal appendages such as feathers, hair, mammary glands, salivary glands, and sweat glands form branches, allowing much-increased surface for functional differentiation and secretion. Here, the principles of branching morphogenesis are exemplified by the mammary gland and feathers.
Medical subject headings
- Feathers
- Mammary Glands, Human
- Morphogenesis
- Signal Transduction